16 - Personnel Policy Amendments

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social media sites as part of the employee's job duties is compensable time that must be reported and counted in the calculation of overtime. D. No use of social media on work time and on City equipment on City -operated networks is considered private or confidential, even if password protected or otherwise restricted. The City reserves the right to access, intercept, monitor and review all information accessed, posted, sent, stored, printed or received through its communications systems or equipment at any time. E. Never disclose any confidential information concerning another employee of the City in a blog or other posting to the Internet. Posting of confidential information may violate state law and subject the user to criminal penalty. All requests for City documents must be processed through the Public Information Act. F. Employees must abide by all federal and state law and policies of the City with regard to information sent through the City's Internet. G. Individual supervisors do not have the authority to make exceptions to these guidelines. EMPLOYEE GUIDELINES: Use of Personal Social Media While not on Work Time The City recognizes that many City employees utilize social media when not at work. The City requires that employees be aware of guidelines regarding posting of work-related information on personal social media sites, and they are listed below. A. If the employee's social networking includes any information related to the City, the employee must make it clear to the readers that the views expressed are the employee's alone and not reflective of the views of the City. B. Employees are encouraged to act responsibly on and off duty, and to exercise good judgment when using social media. Recognize that postings on your social media site, even if done off premises and while off duty, could have an adverse effect on the City's legitimate business interests. C. Respect coworkers and the City. Do not put anything on your personal social media site that may defame, embarrass, insult, demean or damage the reputation of the City or any of its employees. D. Postings on your personal social media site that may constitute violation of the City's Harassment policy is prohibited. Posting any pornographic pictures of any type that could identify you as an employee of the City is prohibited. Be mindful that the City's harassment policy covers both work and non -work time, including postings on social media sites.